Month: March 2014

So successful was the initial Paxico First Friday Antique and Art Walk, another has already been scheduled, and it’s coming up this weekend, with even more added attractions than the first, actually two-day affair.

There are cowboys who compete in all eight sanctioned contest events at rodeos, break and train their own horses, assist with cattle roundups, and even participate in other horse related competitions. Yes, they’re all-around cowboys.

This one’s entered successfully in some such rodeo action, but they’re not his most given forte to rate the distinctive versatility title.

Saturday afternoon was calm, and like many tied to ranch life, he was burning native pastures.

So successful was the initial Paxico First Friday Antique and Art Walk, another has already been scheduled, and it’s coming up this weekend, with even more added attractions than the first, actually two-day affair. Continue reading →

Miss Rodeo K-State 2014 Danielle Stuerman,19, emphatically stated her objective upon accepting thecrown of that distinction during the recent K-State Rodeo at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Continue reading →

That response came following e-mail to a customer who’d just slammed the telephone receiver in our ear.

The remark shadowed accusations of “stepping across the line” to make contact with the rancher.

It’s true, we are persistent. But, it is our job. Following philosophy of another, we were “Taking care of business,” or TCB.

Of course, taken back by the comment, we delved into reasoning behind it, if justified, and if anything was “infuriating” to us.

On the forefront, it didn’t seem so, but others in six decades might argue that due to our instinctive flightiness when something needed to be done right, and wasn’t. Maturity has eased such rashness, some.

But, when at “our best,” doing our job, situations admittedly do arise which can become “angering,” “annoying,” “enflaming,” “enraging,” “exasperating,” “galling,” “irritating,” “riling,” or even “vexatious,” one of Daniel Webster’s definitions.

Certainly, we remember our college judging coach remarking: “That makes my blood boil,” after we’d busted (completely mixed up placing) a class of Hereford bulls at a major contest.

Not to bedraggle nor belittle the subject, “our way” is to fill in the background. As always, we proposed a like-promotions campaign, following with several unanswered calls, because people today often know who’s on the other end, and sometimes don’t want to answer.

Surprised, we said, “Sorry to bother you,” and his reply: “You don’t care do you Frank?,” and “bang” the receiver. Instantly, we sent the e-mail, with agitated-comeback, from spouse adding: “I don’t have time to babysit your ego.” Stunned, we dispatched: “Thanks for responding. Most sincerely.”

Real Problem might actually be: We do Care. “We want to help others, as we’ve been assisted. We offer an opportunity with very high potential return,” most gut-felt honestly.

And, we’re not going to stop TCB to help others. We will, without question, although attempting it most congenially, and definitely not “infuriating.”